Antislipping attachment for horseshoes



April 2, 1929. P. P. SNYDER 1,707,885

ANTISLIPPING ATTACHMENT FOR HORSESHOES Filed Jan. 9, 1929 gi d. a

Patented Apr. 2, 1929.

PATENT OFFICE.

PHILIP I. SNYDER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

ANTISLIPPING ATTACHMENT FOR HORSESHOES.

Application filed January 9, 1929. Serial No. 331,269.

This invention relates to an anti-slipping attachment for use in connection with horseshoes, one of the objects being to provide resilient pads of rubber or the like adapted to take the place of calks of the detachable type frequently used in the terminal or heel portions of a horseshoe.

A further object is to provide an attachment of this character which can be easily substituted for heel calks and, when in position, will firmly grip a supporting surface and prevent slipping.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made Within the scope of what is claimed Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings,

Fig. 1 is a bottom plan View of a horseshoe having the present improvements combined therewith;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33, Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4, Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates a heel pad formed preferably of rubber or any other suitable resilient plastic material, the same being so proportioned as to extend across the heel portion of a horseshoe S. The rear portion of the pad is bifurcated as at 2, thereby forming heel cushions 3 which can be adjusted angularly relative to each other by bending the connecting web 4:. The bottom or groundengaging surfaces of the cushions can be of any desired configuration and are designed primarily to grip a supporting surface and prevent slipping. Embedded within each of the cushions 3 is a metal plate 5 held in position by vulcanizing the pads or cushions. Each plate 5 has an elongated lug 6 integral therewith and formed with a tapered bore 7 This lug is adapted to be fitted within the opening 8 usually provided at the heel of the shoe for the reception of calks, and by inserting the lug in the opening it can thereafter be expanded radially by means of a tapered pin 9 so as to bind tightly against the wall of the opening. This pin is adapted to extend practically through the pad or cushion. 3 and can be driven into the bore 7 by means of a hammer. The pin not only serves to spread the lug so as to cause it to bind tightly in the shoe but it also acts as a reinforcement for the pad or cushion.

By forming the pad or cushion with the bifurcation, it can be fitted to shoes of different sizes, simply by adjusting opposed portions of the pad angularly relative to each other, thereby to bring the lugs 6 to proper positions in order to enter the respective openings 8.

What is claimed is: I

A device of the class described including a pad adapted to extend across the width of the heel portion of a horseshoe, said pad being bifurcated to provide spaced cushions adjustable angularly relative to each other, and means for connecting said cushions to the respective terminals of the horseshoe, said means including a plate embedded in each cushion, a lug extending therefrom for insertion into the heel portion of a shoe, and a combined expanding and reinforcing pin extending through the cushion and into the lug.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature.

PHILIP P. SNYDER. 

